Yakema Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yakema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2171:37,5754,533
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yakema (172) may also be a first name.

Yakema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yakema Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yakema occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,111,382nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. Yakema is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Yakema reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 696,764th most numerous first name in the world, held by 172 people.

The surname Yakema is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 37,575. In Papua New Guinea Yakema is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 48 percent are found, Enga, where 43 percent are found and National Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Yakema is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakeuma927/
Yakeema920/
Yakma9148/
Yahkemay861/
Yakmma83560/
Yakama83461/
Yakoma83365/
Yakmaz83308/
Yakyma83205/
Yakima83155/
Jakema8315/
Yakeme838/
Yakemi832/
Yokema831/
Yakemo831/
Yakamma77750/
Yakhama77192/
Yakisma77128/
Jakemad7722/
Yaakama7716/
Yakeime7712/
Yakymas779/
Yookema777/
Yakamaa774/
Yakimai774/
Yakkama772/
Jackema772/
Yakamay771/
Yachema771/
Yakmach771/
Yakimah771/
Yakimoa771/
Yakamah771/
Jakemah771/
Yakimay771/
Yakeyme771/
Yakemei771/
Yokma73314/
Jakma7374/
Yakmo735/
Yaqma732/
Yakismaz7166/
Yaakamma7129/
Yakkamma717/
Yaaicema714/
Aayakeme711/
Yaaikama711/
Jaycaema711/
Oyiakeme711/
Yakammaa711/
Yakhamma711/
Yacama67203/
Yokmaç67165/
Jakima67128/
Yakamo67121/
Jakama6781/
Yokoma6752/
Yakimo6743/
Yakymi6736/
Jaakma6732/
Yakimi6727/
Jakyma6724/
Yaqeme6721/
Yakomo6718/
Jakoma6715/
Yakime6713/
Jakmas679/
Yacoma678/
Yacima677/
Jakmai675/
Jokema673/
Yakmou673/
Jackma672/
Jakkma672/
Iakemy672/
Yokmat671/
Yakmoh671/
Iakemi671/
Yokima671/
Yakmmo671/
Jakemi671/
Iakmah671/
Jakmaš671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakema
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